"When a foolish man believes he has become invisible from touching a magic leaf, he sneaks into the mayor's private garden to view the peonies."
Jade Stone, The(Reprint) A Chinese Folktale by Caryn Yacowitz, Ju-Hong Chen Paperback, 34 Pages, Published 2019 by Pelican Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4556-2467-6, ISBN: 1-4556-2467-5
"The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. is held annually in remembrance of the first cherry tree planting on March 27, 1912. Now an international symbol of peace and friendship, the trees first came to the nation's capital from Tokyo, Japan, at the insistence of Eliza Scidmore.Able to live a life different from most women in the late 1800s, Scidmore was dedicated to her ideas. She had the opportunity to travel with fami ..."
Jade Stone, The(1st Edition) A Chinese Folktale by Caryn Yacowitz, Ju-Hong Chen Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2005 by Pelican Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-58980-359-6, ISBN: 1-58980-359-0
"Named a Best Picture Book by San Francisco Chronicle and Book LinksSelected for California Collections by California Readers, 2000ACCELERATED READER PROGRAM SELECTION"A tale of artistic integrity told with artful simplicity."--Kirkus Reviews starred review"Visually it advances like the unrolling of an oriental scroll . . . A satisfying tale, whether read aloud or pored over alone to pick up the whimsical humor of the illustrations." --S ..."
"A retelling of the adventures of Aladdin who, with the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, fights an evil sorcerer and wins the hand of a beautiful princess."
"When the Great Emperor of All China commands him to carve a Dragon of Wind and Fire in a piece of perfect jade, Chan Lo discovers the stone wants to be something else."
"Although banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way, the princess weaver and the herdsman reunite each year on the seventh day of the seventh month."
"Tiddalick, a giant frog, woke up one morning so thirsty that he drank up all the water in the world. All the animals begged him to give up his ill humor and give them the water back. Finally, tiny Noyang, the eel, takes his turn and succeeds. Illustrated."